LIFE'S
HARD

let's grow through it

Isolation, Obsession, and Frankenstein: Why I’m a Frankensnob

The Rebounds

How to Know When It's Time to Change Your Life

Coping Through Creation

Some kids looked up to superheroes when they were growing up. Others turned to public servants or pop stars. As a socially-anxious...

Seen Anything Good? - M*A*S*H

Welcome to Seen Anything Good? a monthly series where I tell you which shows to binge-watch when you need help coping with the state of...

Musical Martyrs and the 27 Club

Sometime in the mid-1930s, Robert Johnson met the devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi and sold his soul to master the guitar. Or...

Thank You: A Breakup Story

It’s February 13th, yes the day before that holiday. My eyes are swollen, I have a piercing headache and everything smells like Jose...

Small Town Therapy: The Journey to Getting My Meds Right

It took a lot of convincing to get my mother to take me to see a therapist. In my Southern Baptist hometown, sadness was viewed as a...

Real Monsters: Reckoning with the Inherent Misogyny of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

For years, Joss Whedon has been the patron saint of male feminists everywhere. His work, especially on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, set the...

How Traveling Europe Saved My Life

I was encouraged to apply to study abroad by a guy I was head over heels for. I romanticized the idea, I was going to have the...

Editors' Note - March 2021

Growing up, I was always told I was “blossoming” into a young lady. I had books and magazines to guide me through the changes in life and...

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